I ' ! WC'Y. Ii'ir 1.(1 pOOd, likjfije.: 
(Ereanu butter, 7M®8M0.; State dnl- 
&32e., dft. nil firkins, 2H®»Jo ; Roll?, 
«3A?3, 4 
keep up well on the Railroad and Government 
Stocks. The Pad llo Mail speculation Is 3® 4 cent, 
lower. Gold Is %<&M W cent, dearer, owing to some 
shipments abroad, about $1,500,000 la amount. 
The following table of the closimr prices of the Old 
Year, compared with the U*t prices of 1871, will be 
found interesting: 
, _ ,, Close 1871. Close 1872. 
American Gold.lOO'tf 112 
C. S. 5-20s, May and November.IlOyf 113 
U. S.o-20s of 1807 .118 U7K 
No w S F ccnts... 1 II) 112 ' 
Central Pacific Bonds.103V 102 V 
Union Pud ties. fit 91 
Now York Central. M6« 99 
Rock island......103 111 
Luke 8boro. 92V 9 f,v 
Northwest.. fi» 81 * 
St.. Paul. 55 K 54 
Brie.........83M « 2 W 
Union Pacific.....3!p| %;% 
Ohio and Mississippi... 16% 48 L ; 
Western Telegraph. 71$ 80jJ 
Wabash...72 % 74 U 
Pacllio Mail. 53 V 75 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
Beans and Pens.—Medium beans are In light 
supply and be id firmly. The iicmand for marrowfats 
has become verj light. The increased duty takes 
ntfoctJau. 1, aud exporters hare been buyin# lately 
ahead of urgent wants for shipment to the w<vt In¬ 
dia. markets. 
Wo quota Martlmm, prime f7.75Ul2.B0 per bushel: 
COOd dO..f3.5O^*«.00; fair do., M.NW $7.25; prime mat- 
rowfats, *i7:r;;if2.H0; gooddo., 12.50 .1 .''10; common and 
fair do., $2,n0®$2.23. Green nous at fLWUfl.flO. South¬ 
ern bluok-cyed pea s, i !.7D(St<2.76. Canada peas in bond, 
$ 1 . 12 . 
Boeswax. -There is not much business. Slitpuers 
want a few lots, and will p^y 53>ta for Wostcvu ;n.d 
34®34>Jc. for Southern. 
Bnttor.—There is very little doing at tliln season, 
while the sevore and tdroot-blockading snow-storm 
adds to t he dullness. Prices aro not quotnbly nbanged. 
Kino qualities arc very tlna in tbo absence of regular 
receipts. 
Orange C <>. pails,fine, including creamery, 3G®3B<h; 
Penn, and N. J. Pulls, good to tine, 2i)®i5c.; ■oiumoii, 
— <!$— e.; select Ions, bid lltubs. SrocT.e.; extra half tubs, 
<3s®40u.j halt tubs 10 lots,'JHi'UIOC.j good to prime fir¬ 
kins, 27®2ile.: do. Wcl ’l, Pal), 27®28«.| Welsh tubs, 
fair, 20•- 33e.; other gradudof State, MS02a.( Western 
mon, 10 c. 
Cheese.—There Is nothing of moment doing, and 
with the present condition of the streets no largo 
parcels could be moved. The cable still iptotes 6 u. 
No shipping Uomand is expected until we bare wa¬ 
tered upon January 1 o some length and then the 
operations will have to tio hi medium classes of 
cheese as dealers all seem pretty decided In holding 
tlio rest of lino Septembers for toe home trade. 
Wo quote State factory, Choice, lli,«14^c.; good to 
prime, i:l;V ' l i 'lC.f fair 12 rallieu State dairy,la v@i;t!«i. 
for good to prime: KU-I.'c. for fair lots ; for Ohio 
factory, 1> rll .e, for fair to prime; English dairy, 
prime, lSKwlle.; fair do., Iljv;£l3c. 
Cotton. -The toieigu market is favorable and a fs'r 
business is reported in spot cotton at fair prices. Bali« 
forward delivery at the close arc at Iftiq for January, 
20 for February, 20.k£ for March, 20V for April, 21 for 
May, 21V for.lone in the basis of low middling. 
Wo quote spot cotton, us follows: 
I pri'd*. Alill enn, Nnw Orlssni.'I>xsu. 
Ordinary..... 17V 1*V 17 V 18 
Good Urdmary. If v l:(y 19 19'-. 
Strict Good Ordinary. I8"f 19V 19W t&% 
Low Middling. Jlt -f 19K 19v j?' 
Middling... 29V 20 V 20 : V 
Good Middling . 22 23% 22V JOY 
Dried Fruit.- The trade look for an improved 
business, now that the holiday demand l’or foreign 
lms subsided. Tho stocks are bo liberal that no im¬ 
provement tn price* Isexpeoted. notwithstanding the 
prices throughout is very much below those of last 
year. 
Southern apples. G/ji'-jc.: do., sliced, 6w»9o.: West¬ 
ern, 5!pn .'i V- Peeled poachiM at 14®15c. for Ga., hi® 
15c- for VO., and ll.:«,l'.ln. tor North Carolina. Unpeel¬ 
ed peaches ut 48(0. for quarters, and 5Ve. for halves. 
Cherries, 22®22.' e- Plotus, lkadfio. Blackberries, 8V 
GsJ*. Raspberries, .'iJuiiMlo. 
Egg*.—There Is not much doing, but the storm 
stopped trains give firmness to prices and near points 
have already began to quote higher. 1 Jmed are soiling 
freely In the absence of fresh. Wo quote near points 
u8.sU2e.; Western fresh, express, 35®Sfio.i other 
Western, 34c.; Canadian, ItievAxi; Limed, 2ft0j2HVc , 
the latter for best State. 
Fresh 1 rult*. -Export* of apples fl,102 tibia. The 
export this year up to (lute is IlQJOO this, aguin d, 
21,W0 do. for sumo period last. year. Tim Winter Is 
too cold for handling apples to any extent and tbo 
Impossible streets also check butanes*. Fresh fruits 
generally are nominal. 
Wp quote- \ pnles, eointpon, tl/AS'J.Oft; do. fair to 
Hickory nnlt, |S®3,26. . . . . 
Finn r.—There are but few changes In the markets. 
Shippers are in tbo market for larger lines of ship¬ 
ping extras. The trade demand Is very moderate. 
The arrivals are much higher and tile stock shows 
some reduction, uud tliero 1 b a. steadier fueling among 
holders. 
Superfine State. $5 90 ® b 39 
Common extra do. 7 00 ® 7 05 
Good to choice do. 7 10® 7 15 
fancy do- . 7 so® 7 ho 
Supernne Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa... 5 Dp® ft Mi 
Intrude. .0 !m® 7 05 
Shipping tirands round hoop Ohio. 7 00® 7 25 
Trade brands do . 7 SO® •> M 
1 to choice whit -.v 11 eat extras. 7 90® ft U. 
hair to very choice extra Minnesota.7 50® 9 90 
Common to fair extra St. Louis. 7 jo® 8 30 
Good to choice ilu. 8 55®11 00 
KxtraSouthern. 7 jp;y 9 15 
Good to choice do. 9 ?o , 12 00 
Rve, common to tine. 4 80® (i to 
Corn meal, Western.3 41® 3 50 
Buckwheat flour. -. 3 7(^5 4 35 
43rulu.-Spring grades are higher with an Increased 
demand from shippers. Winter qualities nrcscaroo 
and held (Irmly. we quote:—fl.53''(!$l.(Vl n» extremes 
tor No. 2 Spring; fl.liit,/, 1,97 for No. I do. to store aud 
afloat; $l.Tt®I.K5 for Winter red VVentorn; $1.B5®$2 
|hr, amber, the hitter rate for very Choice; and 
$1.7x3*2.20 for white Westona, th« outside price for 
very fancy. Corn is firm at 0 l!M;li(i %t.: for very good to 
strictly prime old mixed western, afloat, 03V'"'«tVc.; 
for good to choice do., In store, 85Vc.; for fair new 
mixed Western, in car lots, ft?<3WVe. tor yellow 
V\ extern, and 7 c, tor white Southern. Oats, new, are 
firm at tfiVGktkKc, j for Inferior to very good mixed 
Western, 45cail%0. for black, and 5h®52c. for white. 
Old oats at o2e. for prime lo store. 
and choice Is doing better. The market Is not so well 
supplied with fine sorts as ft was last winter. 
We quote prime N. J. and Bucks Co. turkeys, 19® 
21c., state and Western, poor to best, lCwlOc, Chick¬ 
ens, Western, ftSloo,; Shite and near points, 11m 17c. 
Geese, LV^ i'ic. Ducks, hue! 18c. 
Game ■jiihUitlons:—Venison, whole, ll®12c.; do., 
saddle, lilVlfle. t'unvu.i-huok ducks, $1.7,5<gi2.;4); red 
heuds, tl(,"1.2o; mallard, 7.7®87e.: leal, JOfiiHiOc.; rab- 
blte, 3 w?q40o.; Imres, CO.,70c.; qiia.ll, $1.75(82.12. I’ralrle 
chlokcns, f h;jLl2; partridges, State, 73 c.i®$ 1 ; eastern, 
iBGiTftc.; wild turkeys, J2w23o. 
Provtalons,—Pork. We havehad large arrivals of 
old pork from t.blcngo, from tho stock held by Urn 
parties “ enrnerlTig" the market this past year. The 
receivers here have otdy succeeded In placing small 
lots to tho Jobbing trade thus fur, tor which thoy have 
obtained flH.VD.y 13.25. New pork Is more plenty, and 
with very little inclination uinong buyers to operate 
beyond argent wants; the price has declined to 913,25 
ft r round cuts. There are sellers at #13; sellers’op. 
lion January, February, or Maron. Lard The mar¬ 
ket liaslie«n ruling very dull, tleflnorsbavo not. been 
HiqUuqd to ptirclmse other t Imu small lots, as there Is 
a light outlut for their supplies at the motuoDt, owing 
to ttio high rotes of ocean room. We quote Western 
steam at. "Ve.on spot and for .Ian., He. for Feb., HVr. 
for March. Oily steam brings 7 c. Bacon -The 
prices of short clear have boon run up temporarily to 
4 C., on account of thu rlvtentlon of supplies by the 
mow-storm aud the sharp Inquiry to apply on eou- 
tnuts. For .January dnhverv thoy arc obtainable 
at , Vo. Long clear, for the eeuse noted above, have 
be oi put up to jo., hut r'ov .iaatrdry delivery they are i 
iibUunablen.t CJtft There Is no mnve.ninot in beef; 
the nominal prices are •, new plain moss, In hhls..*li>.,i 
U* ; extra mess, M.V.vfU; new tiaree beef at «li »*22 
for prime mess, f.SV«$25; for India mess, $ 2 Crn #:iil; for 
extra India mess, Out meats ut, 8V®10c. for loose 
hums, m pickle, 5c.t for do. shoulders, do.; pickled 
lohle.'-. In bulk, 7J4«8c. Smoked meats, lu bulk, II® 
ls Ve. tor hams, andb'VGiiiUe. for sbonlden; steurtno 
J! *' VV, , Vf c. for tiered. Tallow at 
, ,(»i 8 11-P c. for L-iitninon to prime. Beef hnnmatfiiO 
ts'«32. Western dressed hogs, 5 l< 45 .'tfc. 
hie, J.a.—New clover U more plenty and lower: 
quote l et 9 .<:9ho. Timothy Is dull at. $3®#3.».. Hough 
flax at $ 2 . 10 (.,.# 2 .l.x 
SmulrieK.—Honuy ut 'fy.tMki. for dark and 32®35e. 
for white, in glass boxes: ml red lots, 21c. Older at 
ft./Mo. e gallon. Feathers, live kogsu, now, fine, W it., 
Ch ypic.; do. mixed, 4Ht.U>0e.; hen, 7®9c ; vinegar, cider, 
o gal., '1065250.; do. loaohfaelurcd, 156520c,; newspa- 
pers, V It., 4®4J.;.; white rags, 5®fl,s;. 
T«ltnc»!ct.—Sales Arc limited to the few small lots 
required by thu homo trade. Wo quote: 
QUOTATIONS—NEW CROP. 
Light Grades. Heavy Grades. 
Lugs.......»>i® 9ik'o. «N® 10«o. 
Common to medium leal ’.10 ® lOVo. 10 W® llVo 
Good do. ..11 ® 11 Sc. 11 Vi® 12 ) 4 o. 
r„ d0 - . 1 IV® 12 HO. 1.3 (ill c. 
Selections.13 ® It c. 15 ® 10 c. 
Connecticut and Massachusetts fillers.U ® 10 o. 
seconds....2»i ® 35 c. 
wrappers. .40 @56 c. 
- T — , „„ selections.IX) Ob 75 o. 
New Y ork fillers.. @10 o 
wrappers. 18 @ 33 c ; 
assortod lots... 12 @10 c 
Pennsylvania tillers. 11 12 c 
„„ assorted lots.18 @25 cl 
wrapper*.. . 10 @39 o. 
assorted lots.... .lijj<« la 0 . 
vVIscousin assort,od lots. y @10 c. 
Vcgda Me*.—Potatoes me firm, though no large 
lots me ai rising. Onions arc firmer, white ones espe- 
2 »I>V- Peach Blows In bulk, *3@3.2(5; Karly Rostnh)., 
oas are ai a-utig. onions arc firmer, white ones espe- 
2'fiBy- Peach Blows In bulk,i2@3.2r>: Karly Rose(h>„ 
$J.76@3; Prince. Albert.. $2.7 7.j3 ; Dyia-ht, #I.75@2 ; 
common, # 1 . 761 sweet, $3.50 „■ I. For p, .U.toeS in ship¬ 
ping order arid 2Ct587c, K hid. Marrow squash, $1.60 
... I. ; Onions, red and yulio,v, 8 l. vi .‘d; do. white, $0 
®H; Htissla Turnips, #1.7602; Cabbages. >( HW, #7®It). 
Wool. -Tho trade is very light, as usual during 
holiday week. A good trade is expected after the 
first ut January, and dealers anticipate a firm market. 
Ohio ileecos, M)f.(!70c. for modium to extra; tXk8i«5e. for 
'•hoc -• ml 'Ih'lhgiin. 'KVffillJc, for Wisconsin; 80@ll6o. 
for town Illinois aud Indiana; tub washed, B0@70c.; 
pulled at B 0 ®u 8 c.,for fine and superfine. 
-♦♦♦- 
COUNTRY CHEE8E MARKET. 
liittle Falla, N. V., Dee. as, I87i. 
1'itM market ut Little F:tll:t for tho wee: ending 
Dec. 28, was tolerably brisk, tltongh the wet ther was 
roueli, Which prevented a large delivery of farm 
dalrie.M. 1 lie sales of farm dairies amounted to about 
]<3 boxes, at n range ut prices from lie. to lie. The 
quality Ol lots brought In was ratlinr Inferior. Tho 
highest Point reached by factories was UNc. Wo 
VV, C : " 5cT?. w ■■‘, a|p ’' *;0 show till! tone Of the market: 
Little Fall* Central, Ho.; Florida, Do.; Old Fairfield, 
L I 
'I hero was n. decline In the quantity of hotter on 
delivery . only about 3t) tubs were sold at prices rang- 
Ing from 25c. fo29n. 
We have advices from abroad to the second week 
in December. Our London correspondent says that 
cheese Is quiet,, the only dcmami being for that of 
leieiif keeping quality. American extra is quoted ut 
Cm to 72s.: tluo.fl0a.fo U's.! good, 5to. to fiOs. The 
Ollier description* sell us follows :-UugU«h Cheddar, 
Cl-., to tots.; Wiltshire double, BOs. to eis.; Cheshire 
medium, 80S. to CDs,, line, 74s. to 84*.; Scotch, 70S. to 
h e.; Du tee cheese Kdo uis, co*. to h 8 *.; Gondas, 50s. to 
Dlls.; Derby shape, 54s. to tss. 
lu butter the transactions are nearly confined to 
heht quality for a goum consumption. We quote 
Clonmcll* extra, 12&.; Corks, 130b.; Dor seta, Ufis.; Nor- 
maridy nxttu, Canadian, IDs. to Whs. The corre- 
imondmg pricc.-i mst year were for ClonmeJia butter, 
lolls.; f orks, 135s.; American cluiese, litis. 
The weather m Herkimer. N. Y., Is cold, with high 
winds. Many factories arc closing operations for the 
year. 
- 
LIVE STOCK MARKETS. 
New York, Dec. 28,1872. 
The snow blockade lias put a stop to live stock 
transactions by cutting otf the supply. Tram* begin 
to arrive again hut there will not he much business 
done before Monday, when trade is expected to bn 
lively. Uon.Htiraitrs have been thrown buck upon the 
few liro animal* which wholetmlo butchers usually 
keep on bund at this uncertain season of the year 
and tho good Stock of dressed nieuts. These latter 
have been largely increased iD price, and the 
"itpF-y is pretty well exhausted. All kind* of live 
stock rule higher. There Is :i light supply of poultry 
"fid gamu to fall hack upon, hat with a good stock of 
cured meats there Is no danger of a famine. 
RKCEII-T9 OF LIVE STOCK. 
VICTORS]* 
Pulverizes aud works close to plants, fhfi Rak« 
Attachmfint wr ’J k,,l,le weeds nut, hasHillipgFlows 
torst Premium Silver Mftdal ilf Pair, 1*72. 
FAR I FSErp SQtyER'WB. mils or Drill 
jt.HULL \ SrwM ITicoa $6,00 to $16,00, 
C'iopcrWheel Hj«, iTlces $4 & #5.50, A^mituWaatcd 
Address E. D. A O. B„ REYNOLDS, 
(Circulars Free.) North BaueoEWAiicit, Mass. 
A ^ H< \T4. w, V, r . , v9 r Agricultural Dealer* for 
Sweet’s” solid Cast Steel Drug Teeth and Grow 
Bars. ISwcci’h IH’Ug Co., Syracuse, N. Y. 
ST FREE TIllU 10 AMY. 
CJROSiHAN nitO’H DpHCript^e Catalo^uo and 
Quldo to tlie F lower and Vcgiituble Garocti for 
containing a beautiful Colored 1‘lute and a large 
number of fine Wood Ungravings. Address 
CROS1UAN BROS., 
(Estahllali Rtichcateiq N. Y. 
J. XU. THORBURN & CO/S 
Descriptive Annual Catalogue 
or 
ramus, abmolioial ad tmi sjbiis 
For 1 873, is now ready for mailing to applicants. 
J. HI. THOR DU UN A Co., 
Jcliii 81., New York. 
GIFFORD'S mm; 
f.flst week. 
Cents. 
having. It will take a good many cattle to make good 
the hack deficiency, supply present wants, and give us 
reasonable stock for future contingencies. 
The following are tho closing prices for tho week In 
comparison with what cattle brought one week ago, 
for net weight of beef. ' 
This week. Last week. 
— ... ... Cent.*. Cents. 
Holiday cattle. .i t @15 ....14 ® I 5 <g 
Choice beeves, P B>.13 @14 .... 1.5 @14 
Good to prime. 12 60 13 12 @13 
Medium... 11 ® li# ....n @ up; 
Poorest grade. 7% <„\ 10 .... (IVf @ 10 
Average sales... 12 @ • ....12 @ — 
Ting*. These slitter In point of supply in common 
with other stock, and price* advance in consequence; 
but I tic 3,495 Western dressed sent in hist week help 
to tnnko tip for Mm deficiency in live. Live are (runted 
nt 4V@5Wo„ 2 cars selling at fikfc. City dressed are 
also higher. Rxtrnmn heavy solo »t 5X®fiK(?, me¬ 
dium weiirhtoalSif<?Y8o..aui1 pigsiUrtk'wSH-ie,; Western 
dressed, fjfQiiftXc. 
IWlleh row«.-Wlt.h n light run or fresh cows amt 
a cutting Off of the supply of milk bv failure or the 
trains, the few cows on safe have hud a good demand 
and higher prices have been realized; but the ad¬ 
vance mnv bo only temporary. Still we look for a. 
better trade the rent of the Winter, and more cows 
will be wanted thati we have boon hn vlug of late, only 
let them be good ones. Fine milkers are selling at 
#7.V( so by the car load, and #H5@!)0 for Hie host when 
selected out. Common to fair cows go at #I5@70, v cry 
few running below #55. 
Siisep and Ltunbs.- The Into severe snow storm 
Is tlic< chief agent In cutting OIT out Supplies, though 
dealers hud determined to so operate ns tit regulate 
Is the chief agent In cutting off our supplies, though 
dealers hud determined to so operate ns tit regulate 
I he trade more to their advantage, holdlne M(o t !k 
hack when it was likely to glut the market. They 
wish to get buek some of tlie lute losses. Prices have 
advanced about Re. 38 IB., thin 75 m, sheep selling ut 
6 @SWc., Wl iB. nt tic., good B.VjulMl ih. lots at CV@7e. A 
ear 1 tli IB, Chios went at MNr.,but tlmy were very fat. 
P. its are now worth $2@2.25 eaoli,axid ttmt matcrhillv 
uelpa thebutohor. 
Voal thiIvc*.—Receipts or live calves are very 
light, and the# rule high, as do the bug-dressed veil Is, 
A car of common bay calves sold ut $11 v head. 
Prime milk veuls would command tie. If here, ooiu- 
mon to fair ruling lit 5@9e, Tlie bulk or dressed sell 
at 120150,, with prime nt ll!o.,und poor down to7@9o. 
SPECIAL NOTICES. 
A»U Hnrriwnt'e nr Agricultural l)euler* for 
“Sweet’s” solid Cast Steel Drug Tooth and Crow 
Bars. SWEET’S M'F’O 00., Syracuse, N. Y. 
-m- 
A Penltlvc Radical Care for Rupture.—' The 
Elastic Truss Company, at No. I)83 Broadway, New 
York, will send their Descriptive Circulars to any 
person afflicted with Hernia. This Truss can be sunt 
by mull to any part of tho oountry. 
-1«*- 
Ask Ifnrdware or Agricultural Dealers for 
“Sweet’s” solid Cast Stool Drag Teeth and Crow 
Bars. SWEET’S M'F’O CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
gem 
GET THE BEST. 
(Thi-Llued I,cad Pipe never corrodes i,y the 
0 action of water. It. in cheaper 
than Dead Pipe, ns it will lust 
four times longer,and Ih worth 
nearly double as old material. It 
Ih recommended by noirrly every 
nrehttect In New York ns " supe¬ 
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Bo not deceived by the Tin- 
Washed or Tin-Coated Imita¬ 
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pipe sent by mail free. PHoe, 
. , _ . „ ll!S cents a pound. AddrpMCor.- 
WEET.a, SHAW* Wtl.I.AUU MF'O Co., Nt). 213 Center 
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7 Y •'Sweet’s” solid Cast Stud Drag Tooth and Crow 
Burs, Sweet’s M’Ug Co., Syracuse, N. Y. 
Uukvex. Cowd, Ceilvoi, 
Totals this week.4,768 4S 7ft) 
” last week... 8,953 7(i RV! 
Averuge last year.. 7,187 88 2,301 
Slump * 
1,1(1..1,1, 
12,113 
20,448 
25,132 
Huy and Hfrnw,-The market Is without mneh 
change. The recent storm hg» InfcwlercU with trade, 
hut tho arrivals are small. 
We quota new ehlpping hay $1.15®l,H); retail do. 
iiiS , '£H5 , . 8n, J ao * 70111)300.; clover,80®90o. Straw at 
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for oat. * i » j 
, 1 'I’bcmarket lias been rather quiet since our < 
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market. Tbo arrivals of foreign are liberal, and tho 
Stocks ample, and brewers arc working roainlv in 
these descriptions, with free sellers at tlie recent im¬ 
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we quote statc at l,W4e.; JSsstoru, 42®52c, ; Western, 
42®52e. j Bavarian, HL#a5e. 
, a “^ Hnnie. There Is a fair demand for 
turkeys ore brisk at full prices. 
Dealers do not dare to risk a withdrawal of the de- 
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‘M 8 be . oy-’^tocked with frozen and accu¬ 
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Beeves.—This very light supply of cattle Is duo 
mure to the severe storm widen sept tram* back, 
richer than the fact that holiday week is almost ai. 
way* lightly supplied with stock. After the close hint 
week there were ,812 beeves on sale Monday, 134 cars 
atone Hundredth street, (B at Commniiqiaiv, and 35 
ut Wi chuwUen. Even timso storms and extremely 
cold weather nt the Wert kept some of tho trams 
back. Trade was pretty good, but prices wero scarcely 
improved. Borne lota were held over but all have 
B'oOo been «t>! l and the rates lutvn been ndvanced 
about ;)c. Good native steers veil at UVwl.'tc, prime, 
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and in largo supply. Home of them went for $200 and 
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good and couched lie. Much as .ire these Texan and 
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